Delhi HC Appoints Senior Advocate Sriram Panchu As A Mediator For The Dispute Between Rajiv Luthra and Mohit Saraf [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has appointed Senior Advocate Sriram Panchu as the mediator for the dispute between the two equity partners of L&L Partners - Rajiv Luthra and Mohit Saraf. The Single Bench of V Kameswar Rao further directed both the parties to appear before the mediator preferably by October 17. It is also noted by the court that the mediator will be at liberty for deciding...

Eklavya 2020: CAN Foundation Announces Scholarship Support Of 25 Lakhs To 30 Scholars Under Its Flagship Project

The Confederation of Alumni for National Law Universities (CAN Foundation) realizing the devastating impact especially the financial insecurity that the novel COVID-19 pandemic had on households, has announced the Eklavya Scholars under Eklavya Scholarship 2020 on 14.10.2020. The Scholarship Award shall be remitted to the personal accounts of the Eklavya Scholars by...

Delhi HC Stays Proceedings In Defamation Case Against Shashi Tharoor Over His Scorpion Remarks Remarks On PM Modi

The Delhi High Court Friday stayed criminal proceedings against Congress leader Shashi Tharoor in a defamation complaint over his alleged scorpion on shivling' remarks referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Justice Suresh Kumar Kait issued notice and sought response of complainant, BJP leader Rajiv Babbar, on Tharoor's plea challenging the summons issued against him by the trial court in...

Severe Restrictions On Entire Media Not Called For Just Because A Few Channels Have Gone Out Of Control: NBSA Tells Bombay HC

Senior Advocate Arvind Datar, appearing for the News Broadcasting Standards Authority(NBSA), told the Bombay High Court on Friday that the practice of "media trial" is followed by only a few channels, and that should not be a reason to tighten the control over the entire electronic media.He was making submissions before a division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Dutta and Justice G S Kulkarni...

Karnataka HC Dismisses Plea Filed By Air Force Wing Commander To Set Aside Transfer Order

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed the petition filed by a Wing Commander of the Indian Air Force who has served the nation in the Kargil Operation, seeking to quash an order transferring him from Bengaluru station to the Delhi station of the India Air Force. JUSTICE R. DEVDAS while dismissing a petition filed by Mallikarjun Gourimath, noted "Transfer is an incidence of service....

APTEL Permits Party To Deposit Cost To NDRF After It Is Contended That PM Cares Is Not A Govt Fund [Read Order]

The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) on Monday allowed an application seeking modification of an order dated September 17, 2020, vide which the All India Power Engineers' Federation was directed to deposit a cost of Rs. 50,000/- to PM CARES Fund. The Bench of Justice Manjula Chellur (Chairperson) and Mr. SD Dubey (Technical Member) allowed the Federation to deposit the...

Republic TV Reporter Gets Anticipatory Bail In A Case Registered For Allegedly Obstructing BMC Officials During Demolition Of Kangana Ranaut's Property

The Sessions court in Mumbai has granted anticipatory bail to Republic TV anchor and reporter Pradeep Bhandari who was booked under provisions of the Indian Penal Code for allegedly paying off some 15-20 people for shouting slogans outside Kangana Ranaut's bungalow turned office in Pali Hill, Bandra in order to prevent policemen from discharging their duties.Additional sessions judge RM...

Mathura District Court Admits Appeal Against Order Dismissing Suit Seeking Removal Of Idgah Mosque From Site Claimed As Krishna Janam Bhoomi

The Mathura District Court on Friday (16th October) admitted the appeal filed against the order of Civil Judge, Mathura, dismissing the suit for removal of Masjid Idgah, allegedly built on the land of Shrikrishna Janam Bhoomi.The District Judge Sadhna Rani Thakur on Friday (16th October) has issued notices to Uttar Pradesh Sunni Waqf Board, Trust Masjid Idgah, Srikrishna Janamsthan Trust and...

Kerala Actor Assault Case: Prosecution Seeks To Stop Trial; Alleges Bias By Judge

The prosecution said that they are approaching the HC to transfer the case to another court.

Devansh Jalan Of O.P. Jindal Global University Becomes First Indian Law Student To Have Received US & Indian Patents

In an unprecedented development, an Indian law student of O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) has received both, the Indian and the US Patent for a technology he invented entitled 'Method and System for Managing the Usage of a Plurality of Battery Units to Power an Electric Vehicle'.This particular technology aims to make the usage of electric vehicles more practical, flexible and economical...

Can't Issue Blanket Order To Restrict Circulation Of News On Whatsapp, Facebook Etc. On Wild Allegations: MP HC [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday (14th October) refused to put a blanket order to restrict the circulation of news on WhatsApp, Facebook etc.The Bench of Justice S. C. Sharma and Justice Shailendra Shukla was hearing the plea of the petitioner (who is a social worker), filed by way of Public Interest Litigation, stating that a lot of news has been circulated on WhatsApp, Facebook and...

Advocates Do Not Address Court On VC Hearing By Sitting In Car Maintain Court Decorum: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court on Friday slammed an advocate who was participating in the video conference proceedings while sitting inside a car. "Though due to extraordinary reasons we are forced to hear matters through video conferencing hearing. We hope and trust members of the bar will follow minimum decorum.",A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ashok S...